Event Details...

Title:

Atlatl Throw

Description:

From noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, Grave Creek Mound invites the public to come throw an atlatl, a hunting tool that was used for many thousands of years before the invention of the bow and arrow. An atlatl consisted of a handle with a hook or notch at one end and was used to propel a spear. The atlatl provided more force than throwing by hand, enabling the hunter to throw farther and with greater impact.